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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-06-17

The sensation of the hour at Wash.
ington is the exposure of the inwardness
of what is known as the American Tele-
phone company. The company was Or
ganiZed by one Theodore w. Tyrer,
who, it is now ascertained, has a record
as swindler in some real estate opera
tions in Chicago, and who later served
term in New York penitentiary. In
Washington it is said he succeeded in in.
teresting in his telephone scheme a
number of influential men, among whom
is Congressman Butterworth, who were
ignorant of Tyrer's antecedents. 1t was
represented that the government of
Venezuela had granted valuable fran
chises to the company, and upon various
pretexts he induced honest men to put
their money into the scheme. 1t is said
that over 81 900 900 worth of stock has
been placed, mainly among employees
and officials of the government. The
exposure of the fact that the whole
scheme is swlndle, or is now believed
to be swindle, therefore creates a gen.
uine sensation, not only among those
who will lose money by it, but also
among those who, with none but the
best intentions, have lent their names
and influence TO it.
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PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

A new paper at Springfield, Kan, hal
the unitarian title, the Soap Boz.
In Pennsylvania, petroleum fuel FOL
locomotives recently had satisfactor,
test.
Thirty new manufacturing establish
ments were organized last week in AL
ALBANIA.
The Rev. Narcisse Cyr will presently
leave Boston and return to France in be
half of the McAll mission.
In the United States, during the last
five months property to the value {
1925 ,000, 900 has been burned.
The travelling men hold their annual
convention in st. Louis June q and %
1t is a good town to travel from.
Last year the car coupler killed Ass
brakemen, crippled for life 4,OSS, and
painfully injured 1870. Total killed and
wounder, $1,000.
The people of Austin and Travis coun.
ty, Texas, are preparing to entertain the
survivors of Hoods brigade the 9th Of
this month in royal style.
General Leeper, who takes such an
active interest in Grand Army affairs, il
is the Youngest cavalry general of the
civil war. He was breyctted "brigadier'
when only 81.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat says A
fair vote and an honest count will turn
the city over to the Republicans at the
next municipal election by majority Of
not less than 5000.
The Panama Canal Company has al.
ready gained possession of 652, 43S acres
of land on the Isthmus, or of half the
quantity conditionally granted by Col.
umbian government in the original ACT
of concession.
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THE FOURTH SECTION.
An Opinion Thereon Given by |
Interstate Commission.

An Opinion Thereon Given by the
Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The interstate
commerce commission rendered last
night the long expected decision upon
the fourth section of the interstate CON-
merce act which prohibits greater
charge for the transportation of passen.
gers and property over shorter than a
longer distance in the same direction
under substantially similar circumstances
and conditions. The decision is made
upon the petition of the Louisville &
Nashville and other railroad companies
which were among the first to apply for
relief from the operation of the fourth
section of the law. The decision was
very long, comprising more than 1900
words, but the most important feature
is the announcement of the commission
that after mature consideration it is sat
isfied that the statute does not require
it to act in every instance of an excep-
tional case and grant its order for relief
before the carrier is at liberty to depart
from the general rule. The carrier
must judge for itself what are the SUBJ
similar circumstances and con.
ditions which preclude special rate, re-
bate or drawback, which is made unlaw-
full by section ID and section A, since no
tribunal is empowered to judge for it
until after the carriers has acted, and
then only for the purpose of determin-
ing whether its action constitutes vio-
lation of the law. The carrier judges on
the peril of the consequences; but the
special rate, rebate or drawback which
It grants is not illegal when it turns out
that the circumstances and conditions
are not such as forbid it; and as con-
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MINNESOTA NEWS.

There will be $4,000 pounds of WOO
shipped from Lyon county this year.
The State Medical Association Will
hold its annual meeting at Duluth this
week.
Grand Forks has voted to issue SIP Coz
bonds to aid the Wilmar and Sioux
Falls.
Cannon Falls votes next Monday on
issuing 5000 bonds to secure fire appar.
atns.
The w. 4 st. P. railroad company has
built new and extensive stock shipping
yards in Marshall.
Prospects for 100000 union depot
at Duluth headed by the st. Paul and
Duluth are excellent.
The Catholic Total Abstinence societies
meet at st. Paul on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
At dog fight at Waconia two of the
spectators got into quarrel, and man
named Uhrbech was fatally injured.
Money has been raised to bore for
nrtural gas at st. Paul. And yet it is
running unconfned on the streets of that
city.
A man sinking we'll near Appleton
has found gas, water and oil. The first
named nearly suffocated HIM before he
could he rescued.
The old settlers of Austin held their
annual meeting on Saturday afternoon.
There were several addresses on county
historical incidents.
Winona street railway company has
eledted as President, b. HI. Langley;
vice-president, Charles Horton; secreta-
nv and treasurer, C. II. Porter.
A $4,000 mill, three churches. a 81 500
school-house, four business houses and a
number of residences are now in the
course of erection at Heron Lake.
One of the leading wheat buyers at
Zumbrota said on Saturday that there
was wheat in the hands offarmers tribu-
tary to that market than at any time
during the past FIVE years.
The contract for steam heating and
ventilating apparatus for the Crookston
high school building was yesterday
ava rded to the Porter Steam Heating
company, Minneapolis, at $2.S43.
The First regiment G. A. R., including
the Appleton, Beardsley, Ortonville,
Granite Falls, Dawson and Montevideo
posts, went into camp at Montevideo
yesterday. Several neIghboring Dakota
posts will be guests.
The annual encampment of the South
western Minnesota q. A. r. association
began at Worthington Yesterday and
continues until Thursday night. The
number of visitors expected is 5000. The |
grounds overlook West
0kabena lake. One hundred tents are
oeing put up.
Knute Nelson is making a kick at |
W Washington against having the Offices in |
his district filed on recommendation of |
he Kelley-DoYan combine or the Nc |
Donald congressional syndicate, who |
know nothing of the fitness of appli- |
ANTS. 1t is alleged that Cleveland is in
lined to concede the appointments to |
Nelson provided he recommends Demo-
rats and the best Democrats for the
,lacee.
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The Next Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The election Of
Senator Chandler from New Hamshire
completes the list of Senators and Sena-
tors-elect of the fiftieth Congress. The
roll will stand: Republicans, 80. includ.
ing Riddleberger, of Virginia, and Dem
ocrats, 81. California, Ohio and Virgin
ia are the only states whose Senators are
divided. This Is the closest political uni
ty in the Senate by states since the war.
Political differences in the last Congress
between Senators existed in those from
Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, Indiana, and
at one time California. Senators elect
Stewart, of Nevada; Hearst, of Californ-
ia; and Paddock, of Nebraska, are also
ex-Senators. Three members of the last
House are also Senators-elect, namely:
Hiscock. from New York; Daniels, from
Virginia, and Reagan, from Texas. SEN
ator-elect Chandler has been in public
life for over twenty years, and is the Sec
and member of the late President Ar
thurs cabinet to be elected to the Sem
ate, Teller, of Colorado, having served
under the last administration as secretary
of the Interior.
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AT the annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Thresher Manufacturing Co., held
st. Paul yesterday, board of directors
was elected friendly to Senator Sabin,
the ticket being endorsed by about 50
per cent. Of the creditors of the COM
pany. This puts the control of the Min.
nesoto Thresher Manufacturing Com.
pany, which was formed for the purpose
of re-organizing the Northwestern Man.
ufacturing and Car Company, into the
hands of the supporters of United State:
Senator Sabin and his scheme of re-or,
ganization, there being less than 81, OO(
stock opposed, which stock was no,
voted. Ii is gratifying 10 note the favor,
able turn in Senator Sabin's affairs, and
We hope there may be no further inter.
ruption of his prosperity.
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Washington Notes.

Claims under the Mexican pension act
have been filed in the pension office to
the number of Is, 200. $500 of them are
in behalf of persons over 20 years ofage
and most of them widows. Half OF the
claimants are probably over 90. 1t was
not anticipated at the time Congress adj
journed that the pension office would be
able, with all its accumulated mass OF
business, 10 do much with the Mexican
claims. But certificates on account OF
the Mexican pensions are being issued
at the rate of 200 to 25O per day. In the
fiscal year which will close on the 30th
inst, more names will have been put on
the pension rolls than in any previous
year of our history.
The Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, of Vir-
ginia, who has abandoned Congressional
aspirations and open law Office in this
city, will shortly set out for New Eng
land, where he has been invited to de-
liver an address before Yale college on
the resolutions ofl79S. The aphorism OF
"tempora mutantur" could hardly be
more forcibly illustrated. Mr.. Tucker
was the attorney general of Virginia,
who, during the John Brown rebellion,
gave an opinion that the commonwealth
of Virginia had the right to search the
United States mails for abolition docu-
ments.
Ex-Speaker Randall believes the
House favors repeal of the tobacco tax
He thinks there will be an effortto re-
wise the tariff, but insists that if duties
are lowered revenue will probably in
crease. He sees no necessity for an ex
ira session and earnestly deprecates any
financial Legislation that is likely to dis
turb the present satisfactory economi,
conditions, but says the revenue must b,
reduced.
President Cleveland will have the APP
pointment of only one army chaplain
during his present term unless some un
expected vacancy occurs. This will b,
the successor to Chaplain w. I. MacAd
am, who retires on account of age, Aug
5, next. Two other retirements will oc
cur during the last month of this admin
lstration, but too late for Presiden
Cleveland to fill them unless he shout,
, be reelected.
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A GREAT deal of anxiety is shown in
Democratic circles over the election of
VIM. +. Chandler to the Senate from
New Hampshire. Mr.. Chandler has
been out of politics for few years, but
the Democracy has not forgotten his
vigorous methods, and do not much rel
ish his return to seat in the Senate.
In the Naval Department especially, are
several officials who fervently prayed for
the defeat of VIM. E. Chandler. All OF
them are ready and willing to admit that
Mr.. Chandler possesses a thorough
knowledge of that department and its
needs, and therefore their anxiety for
his defeat must have been inspired by a
fear that, as a member of the United
States Senate, he would be able to bring
out some disagreeable facts in regard to
the present administration of naval af.
fairs.
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FAIRMoNr, June IL. i

TAlhMoNI, June Id, 1851.
The glorious rain of the past two days
has revived dropping vegetation and
made every one happy. Crops never
looked better ut this season of the year.
The evening with Longfeilow" given
by our public schools last week was the
best entertainment we have had for a
long time and was appreciated by the
dense throng that packed the court
room. Prof. Headley and his corps of
able teachers know how to get up good
entertainment as well as to carry on a
model school and deserve the thanks OF
the whole community.
The last noticed from your Mapleton
correspondent ~ was 80, so dry"
Brace up, my friend, and take a trip to
Mahkato. There are plenty of saloons
there.
The Great Western Band will "hold
the fort" at Winnebago City on the glo
rious 4tb.
Hon..F. A. Day returned from two
weeks visit to Duluth and the Twin cit
les on Saturday.
| Quite number of the G. a. X. veter
ans will take their wives with them Il
the encampment at Worthington THU
week.
| Wool is coming into market quit,
freely and brings a fair price, but tn,
farmers wives who sell cream complain
of hard times.
A few cases of scarlet fever of a mil,
form are reported in town
/ The restaurant formerly owned b,
James McDuh was closed by the sheril
on Saturday on an attachment brough
by Marston K Co., of La Crosse. Jane
claims that he sold out TO the party sine
in possession but it is supposed by hi
creditors 10 be a fraudulent sale.
A new jewelry store has been opene,
up lately on First street by E. F. Lewis
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that the directors took up the matter
and determined to crush out the clique,
in so far as the corner IN storage and
blocking of the railroads was concerned.
President Wright began the fight in the
directory, and the Inter- Ocean took up
the matter. The farmers and shippers
throughout the Northwest were advised
that they could demand that the rail,
roads should take their grain for ship
ment to Chicago. The railroads, seeing
that the war was liable to hurt them
began to cry out. and the result was that
the syndicate took fright
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STORY OF THE CORNER.
The History of the Great Clique and
How Ii was Busted.
IChiedgO Inter-Ocedn, l5th.I

lChiedg0 JafeT-OcedR, 18Th.
Another corner has busted" Never
since war times has there been such ex-
element on the Board of Trade as was
witnessed yesterday. The greatest wheat
corner of modern times has collapsed,
and the clique has laid down its cards
and refused to play the game any fur
ther.
Ever since last April there has been a
syndicate of capitalists which has sought
to run a successful corner in wheat The
deal began with the May option, and
when delivery day came around several
million bushels were dumped into the
laps of the brokers or representatives of
this clique. Maurice Rosenfeld q Co.,
G. j. Kershaw & Co., Irwin, Green &
Co.. were looked upon as the agents en-
ployed to handle the business for the
syndicate. The deal was transferred to
June, and millions of bushels of wheat
were bought to keep up this option.
Prices advanced, and the shorts laughed
at the idea of any clique attempting to
corner the grain of the Northwest, the
market of the world. When June de-
livery day arrived the clique brokers
took all the grain that was offered them,
and millions of bushels were delivered
mand, and the banks were called upon
to make advances on the grain in store.
These advances were based upon price
not exceeding 60 cents per bushel, but
it locked up millions of dollars In the
business. AS June advanced the clique
saw that they had undertaken to move a
mountain, and they used every effort to
prevent the arrival of the great crops of
wheat from Dakota. A corner in stor-
age was effected and the railroads were
blocked. Road after road served notice
that no more wheat would be shipped
to Chicago. This brought the shorts to
the front with a vengeance.
There are 1850 members of the Board |
of Trade. About 500 of these are nom
combatants. OF the remaining AGO
about 200 trade in wheat, and of this
!, 200 not more than 200 are on the bull |
side of the deal. The other ] 900 are |
what is known as shorts. They are
more or less small dealers and do COM |
mission business. Their customers in |
the Northwest seeing the market going |
up and prices high, ordered them to sell
the stuff, being well aware that they |
could not hope to get much better |
price for their wheat. When the roads |
became blocked these customers began
to write letters expostulating with their |
agents for not pushing the matter. These |
shorts then went to the directors and |
made complaints, and the result was
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THE long-talked-of opera, "Alidor."
was given at st. Paul Monday night, I'M
der supervision of Signor Jannotts. The
opera is pronounced an unqualified sue
cess so far as the music is concerned,
though the thereto is said to need re-
vising. The audience was very enthusi-
astic and gave the Signor great ovation
at the close of the performance.
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MANKATo FREE Press
FRIDAY. JUNE II. 1887.
MANKATO CITY.

TAeefty Of kaMkato has population Of 10000, ia
situated in SoEthVestern Ainnesota and isssrro~nd
eddy one Of IA. Fnes agricultural disiriets IN the
State. Has toHr railroads, vis: The g. N. d 81. p.
thee. d Nh, tAs C. 81. p. n. d o., and "a
kankato d Elnore. Tie State Normal School {,
located here, aud its Public Schools amons the
frsf in the NorthWsst. For the superiority Of IL,
clay, brfek, limestone, building stone, &C., kaR-
kate Is noted throughout the land. AZ poinl
for jobbine and manufacturing 20 has no sspsrio,
"a fks Nortktpsff
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gress clearly intended this, it must also.
when using the same words in the fourth
section, have intended that the carrier,
whose privilege was in some way limited
by them, should in the same way act
upon its judgment of the limiting CIR
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OUR EB1eHBoRHooD.
M,pr,IA. MINI, June is, 's7.

MADEllAs minii, ouhc ~, OF.
The doctors were unable to restore
life TO Willie Abbott, the boy who
drowned yesterday, and the event is
one of the saddest which has happened
here for long time. He was in swim.
ming with several other boys of about
his own age. A man some distance up
the river saw HIM go down and gave the
alarm. One thing is singular, his com,
panions know nothing how it happened
they had not even missed him until the
alarm came from the man up the river
We extend our sympathy and condo
fence to his relatives, who are almos
distracted.
Yesterday II number of the leadin,
farmers Of this county met in Flanderl
Hall for the purpose of organizing mu
tual fire insurance company. Some pro
gress was made, and they adjourned un
til Saturday ut . p. m, when they viii
doubtless perfect the organization.
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SOME Of the Democratic editors already
have the Blaine nightmare, and in their
imagination have commenced fighting
that gentleman as the Presidential can
didate Of 1883. For instance, the editor
of the Cleveland (O.) Pldindealer is writ
ing leaders in which extracts from the
old and exploded Fisher letters" are
copiously used. The poor man thinks
his paper wads are hurting someone.
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BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Self Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilhlains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures. Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by j.
Il, Jones
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THE fellows who are SO busy working
up the alleged strife between Blaine and
Sherman for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, would feel cheap enough
should il turn out that Mr.. Blaine had
decided that Senator Sherman is the
man to be nominated next summer.
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AMONG THE RUINS.
A List of the Failures and the Los
Ses Incurred.

A List of the Failures and the Los
ses Incurred.
CHICAGO, June 16.-The failures of
yesterday numbered 10. They were as
follows, with an estimate of the liabili-
ties: Crosley & Co., $4,000; H. X.
Matthews, $50, 600; j. A. Edwards 4 Co.,
$5O.OOO; NJ. B. Crafts & Co., $4,000; b.
]. McCleary q Co., $27 600; Pickering q
Co., $4,000; s. ID. Elridge q Co., SIS, 900;
Gregg, Son & Co., Sl5, 600; Hord Brothers
q Co., $4,000; F. Z. Balding & Co., &c.
600; j. H. Yourt & Co., SIG. 900; Hilebard
q Co., $4,000; M. S. Robinson q Co.,
5000; Yourt & Briefly. 5000; S. C.
Orr, 5000; total 1851 600. Including the
failures of the day before. NJ. Rosenfeld
< Co, Hammel x Brine, and E. w.
Bailey & Co.. there Is total ofnineteen,
with aggregate liabilities approximating
$2.0O0,OO0. Some of the failures were
caused by the inability of the parties
to reach their outside customers, while
others were caused by the failure of
Rosenfeld & Co., and the suspension of
payments by Kershaw & Co. 1t is said
that in the majority of cases the embar-
rassed firms will come ont all right as
soon as their trades can be settled, and
that in one or two instances the books
will actually show profits. In addition
to those failures brought about by either
of the causes given, there are some who
were in the deal on their own RESPONSE
bility and simply got caught where they
could not help themselves. The follow
ing is the notice posted in Kershaw's of
fee:
Nothing can be decided until IL
O'Clock. We are promised by that time
positive knowledge whether remittances
are on the way, which we are lead to be-
lieve will come"
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wheat has advanced to 1874.
CONFIDENCE RKIeNEp AGAIN.
Minneapolis Houses Affected.

MINNEAroLIs, June l6.-Griffiths, Mar
shall & Co., brokers, this city, suspend,
ed this morning. They acted as agents
for Kershaw & Co., Chicago, both here
and at Duluth. The firm paid 500, OOC
in two days for margins, which took ev-
cry cent of capital. Ii. A. Smith, anoth-
er broker, also failed for several thou
sand.
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EAGLE LAKE, June is, Is

The long deferred building Of cheese
factory is now beginning to take shape.
Farmers and citizens of Eagle Lake
will meet next Saturday, the 18th at 3
p. IN. to talk over and make arrange
ments for the building. Should they
make final preparation, $1,000 has been
subscribed and more is expected. The
milk from about 40 cows is now accessi
BILE to the factory. Many of our farm
ers have, by experiment, found that
butter at ten cents does not pay, and
will without doubt tnke an interest i'm
the factory. To all who feel an interest
come to the meeting next Saturday and
take part in its deliberations.
RI e.